Katelyn Houser 8.3 ASL Vocabulary

Question 1

Dress

Answer 1

With both hands in a ‘5’ hand shape, start at the side of your chest on either side and flourish out

Question 2

tank top

Answer 2

With both hands making a pinching hand shape, turn fingers towards you and gesture to both straps, making a thin line with your hands. NMM is making an ‘ooo’ sound.

Question 3

Scoop collar

Answer 3

With dominant hand start from non dominant shoulder and make a swoop motion across to other should without going past chest.

Question 4

Shorts

Answer 4

Below your waist, with both hands bent in half make a motion that looks like your gesturing to cut-off shorts

Question 5

V-neck

Answer 5

Make a v at your neck with both index fingers

Question 6

Maxi/long skirt

Answer 6

Below waist, with both hands make a motion going outwards, like a skirt. Then with dominant hand bent in half, gesture down as if signing ‘tall’ but you’re actually signing long.

Question 7

Mini skirt

Answer 7

Below waist, with both hands make a motion going outwards, like a skirt. Then with both hands bent in half go upwards with the NMM’s for the sign ‘short.’

Question 8

Backpack

Answer 8

With both hands in a letter ‘a’ shape gesture to chest with thumbs towards you, as if indicating to backpack shoulder straps.

Question 9

Purse

Answer 9

Dominant hand in fist gesture out and at the middle of your body that your holding something.

Question 10

Wallet

Answer 10

With both hands pressed together and fingertips touching, move your palms back and forth.

Question 11

Gloves

Answer 11

With dominant hand, caress the top of ND hand and then repeat with ND caressing dominant hand.

Question 12

Earmuffs

Answer 12

Sign cold with both hands in fist and moving subtly back and forth and then with both hands in a claw hand shape gesture to over your ears, signifying earmuffs.

Question 13

Tie

Answer 13

With dominant hand in a ‘U’ hand shape start at your collar and make a bump to middle of chest

Question 14

Belt

Answer 14

With both hands in ‘h’ hand shape make a half circle at waist

Question 15

Cuff-links

Answer 15

With ND hand up, palm toward you, use dominant hand to pinch lightly at ND wrist

Question 16

Ring

Answer 16

With ND hand face down, and dominant hand in letter ‘f’ hand shape, go around ND finger to signify a ring.

Question 17

Glasses

Answer 17

With both hands in slightly bent ‘L’ hand shape gesture at eyes and close fingers a couple time to signify glasses.

Question 18

Shoes

Answer 18

With both hands in letter ‘s’ hand shape with thumbs face down, bump hands together.

Question 19

Zebra

Answer 19

With both hands in number ‘4’ hand shape, start at middle of chest and go outward, like stripes.

Question 20

Paisley

Answer 20

With both hands in claw shape gesture and move around on chest and abdomen.